Legal Opinion

Gelinas v. Nelson

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided May 23, 1973PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMacDonald, J.

The plaintiff, Raymonde Gelinas, brought a paternity action against the defendant, Braxton T. Nelson, pursuant to § 52-435a of the General Statutes alleging that she gave birth on September 19, 1969, to a child and that the defendant was the father of the child. In answer to the defendant’s motion for a more specific statement, the plaintiff further alleged that the child was conceived on or about December 26,1968. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff and judgment was rendered awarding her $2006.06, payable $15 per week for support and $5 per week on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. Mendez v. MendezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
  3. Baton v. PotvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
  4. Yarmark v. StricklandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  5. Cappella v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lee v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. State v. SimmsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
  3. State v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
  4. Durso v. MisiorekSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  5. Durso v. MisiorekConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985

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